dart
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"Football!" the children respond in unison as they dart between tents and ambulances in a pharmacy parking lot.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The young intern who shot us with a tranquilizer dart and then inserted that inexact analysis apologizes.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
After a missed match dart by Van Veen, the pair exchanged a frosty handshake and the Dutchman said Littler "was out of order" at what he perceived to be a celebration at the miss.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The bear was eventually hit with a dart and fell asleep on top of a cinder block wall dividing two properties, its body straddling either side.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
It watched her with one eye, then flipped its tail to dart away.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
It was the scene where Ted plays the smug Rupert Mannion character in darts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Ted acts as if he knows little about the game; Rupert fails to ask anything beyond, “Do you like darts, Ted?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Beat Luke Littler will be a live darts event in which anybody can enter, with 20 people ultimately being chosen to take part.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a video message announcing the event,, external which takes place on 30 October, Littler says: "Reckon you could beat me in a game of darts? Let's go."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Her eye darts to Veturius standing behind me, and she smiles, a blaze of white that startles me with its beauty.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Gibson-Park darted through the gold shirts to score after Keenan produced a superb try-saving tackle to deny the rampaging Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii a certain try.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The next inning, the Rays’ Ben Williamson hit a two-out single to Tucker in right field, and Tampa’s Jonathan Aranda darted around third toward home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
So when Bernarr — born Bernarr Ferebee Jr. — darted to the Grammy stage in February to accept his first award, for progressive R&B album for “Bloom,” the viral moment felt perfectly on brand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
One of them darted into the candy store the second she saw it on our first day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Josie darted her gaze toward Nurse Beverly, then back.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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“Archer is like a mini-expressway,” said Alderwoman Julia Ramirez, describing cars and trucks darting in and out on the diagonal road before the changes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
A common routine England used was in Rashford darting deep, to receive a pass directly from the defenders, with time and space on the ball.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Dan used a horizontal bar lined with LED lights that kept my eyes dancing and darting as he prompted me to recall a distressing childhood memory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The Meta boss appeared in a dark suit and gray tie, his signature chestnut curls slightly mussed, darting occasional nervous looks at the jury and the 20-year-old plaintiff, who sat in the courtroom gallery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
“I’m Colin,” the boy said, before darting a glance up the stairs.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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